Ikhsan Rahardian

“Starting my own business was the only thing that made life’s other risks—marriage, Vegas, alligator wrestling—seem like sure things. But my hope was that when I failed, if I failed, I’d fail quickly, so I’d have enough time, enough years, to implement all the hard-won lessons. I wasn’t much for setting goals, but this goal kept flashing through my mind every day, until it became my internal chant: Fail fast.”
― Phil Knight, Shoe Dog

“And those who urge entrepreneurs to never give up? Charlatans. Sometimes you have to give up. Sometimes knowing when to give up, when to try something else, is genius. Giving up doesn’t mean stopping. Don’t ever stop. Luck plays a big role. Yes, I’d like to publicly acknowledge the power of luck. Athletes get lucky, poets get lucky, businesses get lucky. Hard work is critical, a good team is essential, brains and determination are invaluable, but luck may decide the outcome. Some people might not call it luck. They might call it Tao, or Logos, or Jñāna, or Dharma. Or Spirit. Or God. Put”
― Phil Knight, Shoe Dog

“When you see only problems, you’re not seeing clearly.”
― Phil Knight, Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

“Scaling a solution that saves or improves the lives of eight-year-olds instead of eighty-year-olds has a bigger cumulative impact over time and thus arguably calls for a larger slice of the budget.”
― John A. List, The Voltage Effect: How to Make Good Ideas Great and Great Ideas Scale